The Thunder Bay Border Cats picked up a pair of wins in one day, completing a doubleheader victory over the Willmar Stingers.
The Border Cats prevailed 7-6 in the opener, and then finished off the Thursday action at Port Arthur Stadium with a 4-3 decision in extra innings.
The games, which included Thursday’s regularly scheduled matchup along with a makeup for a first half rainout, were seven innings in length.
In the first contest, a three-run blast by Jeremy Sheffield (Georgetown University) in the fifth sparked the comeback bid as the home side rallied from a four-run deficit. Junior Lopez (Ottawa University) also drove in a pair of runs.
Carson Priebe (McLennan Community College) earned the win on the mound while Carter Wall (University of Utah) collected his third save of the season.
Caleb Watkins (Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa Community College) and Kaiden Ashton (University of Central Missouri) drove in the go-ahead runs in the eighth as the Border Cats took the nightcap.
Sheffield hit his second home run of the night, and third of the campaign, in the second game.
Tyler Talbert (University of Texas-Arlington) picked up his fourth win, throwing two-plus innings of relief to close out the game.
Sheffield and Jacob Steinberg (Belmont Abbey College) were the Cwench players of the game for the Border Cats. Cwench is the official hydration partner of the Thunder Bay Border Cats.
Thunder Bay’s overall record now stands at 30-25, and 9-12 in the second half.
The Border Cats close out their three-game slate against Willmar on Friday with the first pitch scheduled for 6:35 p.m., and Ethan Minaker (Cal State University-Bakersfield) is expected to be the starting pitcher for Thunder Bay. It’s “Flyaway Friday” presented by Porter Airlines with one lucky fan winning two tickets for anywhere Porter flies.
###
The Thunder Bay Border Cats are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Entering its’ 32nd season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in history with 24 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires, and front office staff, nearly 2400 NWL alums have been drafted and over 380 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (TOR), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford and World Series Champion Chris Sale (ATL). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2023 World Series Champion, MLB All-Star, MLB Gold Glove, two-time Silver Slugger winner and two-time All-MLB first team shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). League games are viewable live on Northwoods League+ (at watch.northwoodsleague.com), ESPN+, and the Northwoods League Network. Learn more and find complete streaming schedules at watchnwl.com. For more information, visit www.bordercatsbaseball.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Border Cats as your favourite team.